Bread-toaster.



G, C. PECK H. SHIELDS.

BREAD TOASTER.

APPLICATION HLED APR.|3.1917.

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GEORGE C. PECK ANI) HENRY B. SHIELDS, F SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK.

BREAD-TOASTEB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 14, 1918.

Application led April 13; 1917. Serial No. 161,810.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE C. Prion and HENRY B. SHiELDs, citizens ofthe United States, and residents of Schenectady, in the county ofSchenectady and State of New York, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Breadrloasters,l of which the following is aspecication.

The present invention relates to cooking utensils, and particularly to adevice for toasting bread.

An object of the present invention is to provide a toaster of thischaracter which may be placed over a as stove burner, or the like, withanother-coo ing utensil, such as a coieepot, to utilize the heat of theone burner for making coliee and also fortoasting bread; thus not onlyedecting a saving in fuel consumption, but also economizing in space.

The invention further aims at' the provision of a toaster embodyingthese features, and which is of. such form that it may be economicallyfrom sheet metal.

The above, and various other objects and advantages of this inventionwill be in part described, and in part understood, from the followingdetailed description of the present preferred embodiment, the same beingillustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein Figure 1 is aperspective view of a toaster constructed according to the presentinvention, showing the toaster nested against one side of a secondcooking utensil.

Fig.. 2 is an isometric perspective view of the main parts of thetoaster, the parts beine disassociated.

iig. 3 is a detail side elevation of the article support for thetoaster. y

1' ig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the baille plate employed.

Referring tothe drawing, designates a base plate provided at its inneredge with a preferably angularly'shaped recess which is relativelylarge, and which forms projections 11 at the opposite ends of the baseplate adapted for engagement against the sides or a Second cookingutensil to space the body portion of the plate 10 the desired distancetherefrom. fllne lateral edges of the base plate 10 are turned down toform supporting anges 12 for engagement with the top of the stove or thelike, and which are adapted to reinforce the base plate. The outer endof the base plate 10 is provided, preferably intermediate the lateraledges and easily manufactured thereof, with yan outwardly extending andupwardly rolled over tongue 13 forming a hand-hold by means of which thetoaster may be moved into and out of position. The inner marginal edgeof the base plate 10 is provided with a pair of spaced-apartslots 14,and the arms 1l of the base plate are provided at their inner marginaledges each with a slot 15.

The body portion of the toaster is stamped from a single sheet of metaland is bent to provide a iront wall 16 and side walls 17. The side walls17 are in the form of flanges which are bent backwardly from the lateraledges of the front wall 16, and the lines of bending are inclined sothat the frontwall 16 inclines upwardly and rearwardly from the base 10.The lower' edge of the front wall 16 is provided with depending lips orprojections 18 adapted to lit in the slot 14 of the base plate, and tobe turned over against the lower face of the latter to hold the body tothe base plate. rlfhe lateral walls 17 have upon their lower ends lipsor projections 19 which are adapted to pass through the slots of thebase plate and to be turned over against the lower face of the latter tohold the body to the base plate. The lateral walls 17 have upon theirlower ends lips or projections 19 which are adapted to pass through theslots 15 of the base plate and to be turned overthereagainst to Y securethe side walls 17 in their proper angular relation upon the base plate10. The body plate of the toaster is so punched and pressed as toprovide the front wall 16 thereof with a plurality of transverselyextending slits 20, the upper marginal portions of which are pressedinwardly to direct the rising heated air outwardly through the frontplate "or wall 16.

A top plate 21 is employed, the same preferably comprising a relativelyflat sheet metal blank adapted to rest upon the upper edges oi' theiront wall 1G and the side walls 17. The top yplate 21 has, adjacent toits forward marginal edge, a pair of spacedapart slots 22 adapted toreceive therethrough upstanding lugs or projections 23 tra against tbeupper iace oi tbe to@ plate 2l, as shown in Fig. l, to retain the topplate in position, and to rigidly support the body.

it desired, a baille plate may be einployed Within the body 4of tlietoaster. Y"llie bae plate 2o comprises, as shown to advantage in li1 ig.4, a relatively dat slieet instal blank adapted to tit aga-inst theinner faces ci the front Wall lo and tbe side walls i7. r llie lateraledges ot the bao plate 2o are provided with outwardly eilt-ending lilos2'? adapted to pass through slotsl termed in tile side Walls l?, and tobe turned over against the outer faces oi the latter. The baille plate28 tlius reinforces the sides 17 ci tbe body, and serves to deiiect tlierising lieated air forwardly through tl.-e slits or openings 2O in tlieiront Wall lli.

it will be noted from lig. 2, particularly, that tlie rear edges of thetop plate 2i the baille plate 2o are concat/ed to substantially contornito tlie curvature of tlie outer "Wall et a cooking utensil, such as acodice n, as sliovvn in l. The adjacent trail of tbe coffee pot isadapted to seal tlie side of tbe body ci the toaster so tbat tlis beativliicli rises Within the body of tbe toaster through tbe relatire,Ivlarge opening in the base plate l0, is conlined Within tlie body ot thetoaster and laas an outlet therethrough only tlirougli tlie slits 20 inthe iront Wall thereof.

'llie toaster is provided with a bread support in tbe form oie a pair ofWires 28 provided upon their upper ends with oven turned books 2Qadapted to extend downwardly through openings 30 formed in tbe top plate2l adjacent to tbe lateral edges thereof. The lower ends of the ivires28 pass downwardly-through apertures 3l termed in the baseplate l0 atits toi-Ward edge and adjacent toits oppositev lateral edges. The Wires28 are thus held in spacedapart position, and are also spaced forwardlyfrom tbe front Wall i6 of the body. The body preferably tapersnptvardlygand the Wires 28 tlius converge to some extent from the basel0 to the top plate Q1. The wires 28 are provided, adiacenti to theirlower ends, each with a shoulder 32 formed by odsets in tile lower endsof the Wires 28 forwardly, tbe shoulders 32 serving as a support tor aslice of bread or tbe like. The Wires 28 are inclined upwardly andrearwardly to support the slice ot bread or the like in an inclinedposition and in spaced relation from the iront Wall i6 of the toaster.l'n tliis manner, the bread is not readily burned, and the heat isevenly dis- Itributed over tlie surface or" tlie bread to uni tornilyand thoroughly lieat tile saine. llie lower ends oi tbe Wires Q8 may beturned forwar ly or laterally for engagement against' tbe lover :face ottlie base l0 to bold it will thus be observed that the toaster is niadefrom but four punch pressed parts, and a length of Wire which may bereadily cut and bent into tbedesired form. The device may thus beeconomically manufactured and sold at a relatively small cost.

ln use, the handle 13 ot the toaster is grasped, Yand the open or rearside of the toaster is placed against a codes or tea pot, such asshown-in Fig. i. The adjacent side of the pot serves as a closure Walltor the body of tbe toaster and preferably the uten il e is inovedsligbtlyto one side 'over tbe burner to place tbe base i0 partly overthe burner. The beat rising from the burner is tlius divided between tbeutensil A and tbe toaster.

device is particularly useful in small households, rooining liouses, andin other places Wliere space is limited and may also be easily employedfor preparing lunches and t1 e lilre on pleasure trips.

lt is of course understood that various changes and niodiiications maybe rnade in details o construction'ozt the above snecilically describedtoaster Without departing troni tbe spirit ot tbe invention, and beingrestricted only by tile scope orn tbe tcllovving claims.

e claimsl. i toaster adapted tct'against one side ot a cooking7 utensiland over a single burner therewith, comprising a base, a hollow slittedbody rising troni the base open at its inner side and adapted to litthereat againstl said utensil to collect lieated air rising; there-.about, and a toast rack arranged exteriorly oit tbe body.

2. A. toaster adapted to rest on a stove against a cooking utensil andover one side or a burner comprising a base provided with a bellow bodyWitii one side thereof substaa tially conforming to the Wall of thecooking utensil and adapted to be iitted thereat against the utensil andover the single burner therewith.

3. ln a bread toaster adapted to be placed over a burner against oneside of a cooking utensil, the combination of a base plate, an opensided body rising from the base plate, a top plate closing the top otthe body, and a bread support rising from the base in closely spacedrelation from the body, said base plate and said top plate beinerecessed their inner sides and adapted to tit against a. cooking utensilfor closing said open side oi the body. Y

d.' lin a bread toaster adapted to be placed over burner against oneside or a coolina; utensil, tbe combination of a base plate providedWitli a. recess in its inner end, a body secured at its lower end tosaid base plate at tbe marginal edge of said recess thereinn a top plateseenred over tlie upper end oi" the body to close the saine and providedWitli a eeess in its rear edge, the toaster being adapted to be placedagainst a cooking utensil with the rear edges of the base and top platesreceiving the adjacent wall of the utensil to close the open side of thebody, and a bread support arranged in closely spaced relation from theopposite side of the body.

5. In a bread toaster, the combination of a base plate provided at itslateral edges with rearwardly extending arms, and having a forwardlyrolled over tongueto provide a handle, a substantially U-shaped bodyportion secured at its lower edge to 'the marginal edge of said baseplate and said arm, a top plate secured upon the up-A per edge of saidbody member to close the same and provided with a concaved rear edge,bread-supporting wires inclining upwardl from the base to the toppiate,and a b plate arranged in said body intermediate the top andbottom thereof and having a concaved rear edge.

6. In a bread toaster adapted to be placed over a burner against oneside of a cooking utensil, the combination of a substantially U-shapedbody part having slits in the intermediate portion thereof, a base platesecured to the lower-edge of said body part ,and being cut away toconform to the shape .of the same, and a top plate carried by the bodyplate foi-.closing the upper end of the same and having a concaved rearedge, said body part being adapted. to be placed against a utensil overa single burner therewith with the open side of the body part againstthe utensil to close the body, and the rear edges of said base plate andsaid top plate being adapted to receive the said side of the utensil.

7. In a bread toaster, the combination of a base plate provided withdownturned lateraledges forming reinforcing and'supporting anges, saidbase plate having its rear edge recessed, and provided at its forwardedge with an outwardly extending upwardly rolled over-tongue, a bodyplate 'bent substantially U shaped and secured at one edge tothe rearmarginal edge portion of said base plate to provide a body-,open at itsrear side, a top plate secured over the upper edge of said body plate toclose the top of the body and provided with a rearconcavd marginal edge,a wire bread support secured at its opposite ends to the base plate andto the top plate and arranged forwardly of the outerside of the body,the outer wall of said body plate being provided with openingstherethrough directing heated. 'gases from within the body to the breadon said wire support, and a, baille plate arranged within the bodyadapted to deiect the heatedn air rising through the vbody outwardlythrough said openings therein.

- GEORGE C. PECK.

HENRY B. SHIELDS.

